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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1887-05-26
Work Discontinued,

Some unaccountable move in railway
construction in this part of the territory
seems to have been developed within the
past two days. Yesterday sub-contrac-
tors from the Roscoe extension of the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul and from
the Bismarck extension Of the Aberdeen,
Bismarck & Northwestern roads came up
from the south. They say that on the
latter road the men have been called off
from the portion not yet actually con-
tracted for and the intention to proceed
directly to Bismarck seems to have been
for some unaccountable reason suddenly
abandoned. It is claimed that the peo-
pie of Bismarck have not come up to the
requirements necessary to secure the
road. If this is so it is almost certain
that the manager, whose real object is to
reach the coal fields northwest from Bis
marck, can and will cross the Northern
Pacific east of that city. This cessation
of active operations on the Aberdeen.
Bismarck & Northwestern road evidently
has deeper significance than Bismarck
people wot of.
What the meaning of the discontinue
ance of operations on the Milwaukee
branch is, no one seems to know.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1887-05-26
The Bids Rejecte d.

The asylum board held meeting yes
terday, the full board being present.
There were six bids opened for boring
the artesian we'll. The bids ranged from
$3.45 to $500 per foot with various con-
ditions attached to each. Upon further
consideration of the matter, it was
decided to reject all bids for the present.
It is thought, however, that at some
future meeting, the board will decide to
put down well.
Plans and specifications for the new
buildings have arrived and they were the
subject of discussion and inspection
during the greater part of the day. The
contract for the buildings will be let in
bulk-the contractor to furnish his own
stone and brick work and all necessary
material. There are number of outside
contractors preparing bids as well as the
contractors Of this city. Several were
at the asylum yesterday figuring on the
work to be done. The board will meet
again the 18th of June, when the con-
tract for the building will be let.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1887-05-26
Ladies' Aid Soc:ety,

A large number OF the ladies of the
Presbyterian church and congregation
responded to the invitation extended and
attended the reception given by the Off
GERS OF the Ladies Aid society, at the
church yesterday afternoon. The enthu-
siasm and efficiency OF these ladies in
church work is we'll known, and what
ever they have undertaken to do in the
past has been accomplished. The
organization is compact and well officered
and is taking hold of the summers work
with the accustomed zeal and wisdom.
10 paint the church and parsonage and
surround the property with suitable
fence is the work they now set before
themselves. A committee to secure bids
for the painting, consisting of Mrs. Wat
son, Mrs. Flint and Mrs. Hicks, was ap-
pointed at the meeting yesterday. A
lawn festival will be held in June. The
present officers are: President, Mrs. Jno.
$. Watson; Vice President, Mrs. j. J. Ro-
per; Secretary, Mrs. Wonnenberg; Treas
urer, Mrs. E. P. Wells. ~
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1887-05-26
ASYLUM NOTES.

The flower beds in front OF the super
intendent's building have been laid out in
symmetrical plats and when covered with
the brilliant hues of flowers, later on. will
make a most pleasant addition to the
charming view of town and county as
seen from the balcony of DR.. Archibald IS
residence. s3
The basement in the ladies ward is be-
ing excavated two feet deeper to make adj
ditional room for patients. The base
ment in this building was originally in
tended for furnace, but as steam heat
will be used in the building, the furnaces
have been taken out, and the floor lowered
to correspond with that of the other
buildings.
Stone is being hauled from the farm
and vicinity preparatory to the foun-
dation work soon to be needed by the
contractors.
Steward Nickerls has been unusually
busy of late with the increasing book
keeping and accounts of the growing In
stitution. The multitude of duties at
tached to bis office keep him occupied
longer hours each month. Those famil-
lar with the thousand and one details Of
the stewards Office in public institution
of this magnitude can only appreciate it.
DR.. Archibald has dismissed from the
institution some twenty-five patients
since the middle of March. Considering
the number received this is most credit
able statement rejecting as it does great
credit to the doctors successful treat
ment.
A new patient received yesterday from
Walsh county presents very curious
case. She is a married woman with
a child two years DID, and is another VIC
tim of the Salvation Army exhorters.
She says that nothing effects her, either
regard for, or animosity towards people,
that she is the same as dead to every one,
and nothing could induce her to feel any
affection or hostility towards people,.
Captain Gleason, who has been for
fourteen years well known resident of
the Missouri slope, has secured a position
at the asylum and has removed his fam
! lily to the city.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1887-05-26
Mans Gratitude Ex-
pressed.
WR1GHTy1rLE. Pa. April 5,
A Lucky


EDITOR OF The Pilot, Boston, MASS:
Thirty five years ago the Pennsylvania
canal boatmen would boat all summer on
the canals, and steamboat on the Ohio
and Mississippi rivers in the winter. l
never thought then, when I boated be-
tween Pittsburg and New Orleans, that I
should draw on March 18th from The
Louisiana State Lottery $4,000. God
is good. I thank The Louisiana State
Lottery for sending me the lucky ticket,
No. 66.55l. It only took five days from
the day l sent my ticket until I got the
money. Yours, with very great respect.
THOMAS FALvEY.
-BosToN (MAss.) PILoT, April 16.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1887-05-26
Chinch Bugs at Work.

In Dakota county Mimi, the chinch
bugs are playing havoc with the crops,
and the farmers are likely to be in a very
bad way if their ravages continue. They
are cleaning out oats, barley, corn and
every thing else. The damage is especl-
ally severe in and around Farmlngton
and Hastings. Oneman has plowed un-
der seventy acres which contained
growing crop, and another farmer
does not venture to plant large tract OF
land which he had prepared for the seed
It is the old bugs that are working, an
unheard of thing at this season of the
year.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1887-05-26
How They Like it at Bismarck.
Tribune,

Last Sunday, for the first time in the
history of Bismarck, was the Sunday law
strictly observed. Not an institution of
any kind was open. Even the livery
stables were closed, as well as markets
and news stands. Newsboys were al
lowed to deliver to regular customers on
ly, and the milkmen we're ordered to stop
delivery. Drug stores remained closed,
and for while the question Of stopping
all railroad trains at this point until the
next day was under consideration. Pas
sengers arriving on the noon train were
unable to secure hack OR dray, and
drivers of private rigs, receiving pay,
were also threatened with arrest. It
seemed as if every person in the city en-
gagged in business was bent on making
the law as obnoxious as possible. Nearly
every state has upon it's statute book a
strict Sunday law, but it is seldom en-
forced. It is so ridiculous in many res
poets that a few states es-among them
California repealed the whole
law and left the matter entirely to city
regulation.
It seems that this spasmodic reform in
Bismarck was started by a petition of
Professor Conner and five other BARRIERS,
presented to the council, praying that
the council close the barber shops on
Sunday. The aldermen saw no more
reason for the closing of barber shops
than for the closing of other places of
business, and it was therefore resolved
that the provisions Of the statute be en-
forced, which would cover other business
as well.
All of this was unnecessary, and the
Tribune does not believe it to be the de-
sire OF either the mayor or aldermen to
inAict unnecessary hardships upon any
class of people. The people themselves
were responsible for the extreme foolish.
ness of Sunday. Sunday has been gen.
orally observed in Bismarck for a long
time, and beyond the closing of sucl
business houses as have been in the habit
of keeping open during the greater part
Of the day, nothing further is required BY
God or man to bring the Sabbath day ir
Bismarck up to standard worthy o.
emulation by other communities.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1887-05-26
Plant Sun Flowers.

A Dakota farmer says that ten rows OF
sun flower stalks-rows three feet apart
and stalks eighteen Inches apart in the
rows-left standing on the north and
west sides of his house, proved to be a
great earthly blessing to him and his
family the past winter. Within the
"charmed circle" no blizzard ever ragged.
This year his barn and sheds will be pro-
vided with the same kind of shelter, and
he will repeat the dose every year until
his trees are large enough to give him
protection. Besides being blizzard BAT
flers, the seed and warm hen house
gave him fresh eggs to eat all winter.
-IEx.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1887-05-26
Cood-By Charlie.

i Captain Chas. w. Hiltz, general
rustler for the praying band, took the
afternoon train for the east yesterday
after bidding his many jamestown friends
good-by. While enlisted in his Dakota
compaign he has always been noted for
honesty and zeal in the effort to awaken
an interest in religion. Early and late
he has been hard at work, upon the
streets, in private houses, in the church
and Tabernacle always cheerful though
others desponded, fervent, however list.
less others might be, and never weary
when others grew very tired. This, gem
eral report youchsafes about the captain
It is not too much to say he has been the
life and center OF the interest which hat
extended from the N. E. church to the
community in general here.
The work Will, mo doubt, be persis-
tently continued by his associates in the
canvass tabernacle in the alley behind
the old rink but it is regretted by many
that the harmony necessary to successful
cooperation has ceased, that there is no
more love in the band, as the captain
himself declared, and that he, the popular
representative of the combination on the
streets should have felt forced to declare
himself no longer en- rapport with the
spirits, and to have felt it necessary to
have skipped 'the gutter" in order to
protect himself .z
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1887-05-26
INORGANIC MATTER.
Obituary.

OOICudTy.
Died-On the farm near Buchanan
station, this county, May Doth, 1887, Mrs
Louisa Brekke, aged sixty-three years.
The funeral services we're held at the
residence, and the remains buried in
Highland Home Cemetary, on Monday
May 23rd. The large concourse OF neigh
bors who ATTENDED the services, and fol-
lowed the remains to the grave, twelve
miles away, attested both the esteem in
which she was held by those who knew
her, and the sympathetic and kindly i'm
pulses of the people. She left behind
her, a husband to whom she was married
forty years ago-two sons and two
daughters-all of whom-except one
daughter, Mrs. Bennett, formerly of
J jamestown, now in Calfornia-were
present. She was communicate of the
Lutheran church, and died in the faith.
The surviving friends extend their CRATE
full thanks to the many who rendered
them such timely and efficient assistance
in their bereavement.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1887-05-26
The Artesian Water.

The artesian water which is being gen
orally drank at the Gladstone hotel is
pronounced by strangers as well as citl-
zens, to be the finest drinking water, ever
obtained in this part of the territory. It
lis particularly clear and free from any
animalculae of any kind. An examina-
ton under the microscope shows the
wonderful purity Of the water compared
with that of ordinary wells. Its mineral
qualities are such that it has a good
effect upon the kidneys, and in many
cases acts as mild and pleasant cathar-
tic. The great value Of the water is
being more fully realized every day and
the frequently expressed wish of all is
that it might be brought into the city
where it's free use can be obtained.
Many have not seen the analysis OF the
water as received by Mayor Graham from
a chemist, some time since and the fol-
lowing is reprinted for general informa-
tiOn:
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1887-05-26
Poor Show for the HopperS.
Glendiye independent.

Another feature of the season is worthy
OF note. The grasshopper, usually abund-
ant at this time of the year, seem to have
suffered more than the cattle from the
severe winter, OF some other cause. Any
way those who have taken the pains to
observe say that there are scarcely any
this spring. 1t may be little early to
count the pesky things, but we hope they
have go. q good dose of climate and will
be unable to get away with much grass
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1887-05-26
Steam Car Ferry Rates.

Rates on the ferry cars across the Mis-
sour at Bismarck have been established
as follows:
Single horse one way 81; round trip
$1.75; horse and buggy or cart, $15O;
round trip $3.50; two horse carriage or
wagon, empty, 50; round trip So; two
horse wagon loaded So; round trip 81.
The driver will be carried free.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1887-05-26
Farmers Alliances Meeting.

dTTnGTS AIII6T1C6 "SSIIIIB.
There will be held meeting of the
Farmers Alliance, Monday, May 30th, at
one o'clock, at the armory. Business of
much importance will be brought up for
consideration. HENRY SLEIGHT,
A. B. ASHLEY, President.
Secretary.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1887-05-26
List Of Letters.

List of unclaimed letters in the post.
Office at jamestown, D. T., for the week
ending May 23rd, 1887.
LADIES.
Baker, Eunice Mrs Jumsen, Anna Miss
Bayasch, Anna Mrs Kreiger, Jane Mrs
Carson, NJ Miss Mclean, K Mrs
Fisher, Ella I Miss Markle, Lizzie Miss
Gatfney, Mary Mrs Suples, Nellie Miss
Hemlng. NJ Mrs Whiteline, l. Miss
GENTLEMEN
Anderson, Andre McCarty, Frank
Braun, G McCabey, James
Clark, Robert, 2 Miller, r G
Casedy, John Martin, Earnest
Cane; Henry Palmer, Smith
Clement. Chas T Rice, Geo w
Dunlap, Lauren Reed, J A
Grome, J NJ Reynolds, James
Gordinier, VIM E Scott, James r
Goodrich, n NJ Spencer, Il
Hage, Ole G Turner, w G
Kimball, P L DR. Tullock, VIM
Lokke, Julius A Williamson, T l. W
Lipscomb, w NJ
IF not called for within 80 days will be
sent to the dead letter Office.
When calling for these letters please
give date and say advertised.
ANTON KLAUS,
Postmaster.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1887-05-26
MORE DAKOTA ELEVATORS.
A Minneapolis Firm to Build a Line
of Elevators on the North
~ ern Pacific.

A Minneapolis Firm to Build a Line
of Elevators on the North
ern Pacific.
Another large enterprise of the great
est importance to North Dakota has just
been announced. Yesterday an ALERT
representative obtained from Mr.. J. u.
Swanton of Minneapolis, information
which the farmers and wheat growers OF
this part of Dakota can well feel gratitied
to hear Christian & Co., a very wealthy
and powerful -four and elevator firm in
Minneapolis have decided to greatly ex-
tend their elevator business in Dakota
and will proceed Immediately with the
erection OF from twenty-five to thirty
elevators along the main line ofrthe
Northern Pacific, the jamestown y
Northern, James River Valley and prob
ably the Cooperstown branches. They
have sites selected at all of the principle
stations on the main line and have de-
cided upon most of them along the
branch lines. They are already building
at several points on the Fargo & South
western. The elevators will be of about
10000 bushels capacity and are to be
built in the most thorough manner and
to be ready for the falls crop. Mr.:
Swanton stated that horse power would
be used at these elevators instead OF
steam as it has been demonstrated to be
much cheaper.
By this it will be seen that three ele-
yator companies ies-powerful corporations
anxious for trade and eager for competi-
ton in all elevator ways-will this fall be
in the field bidding for grain. The far
mers of North Dakota can well welcome
all the elevators and grain buyers in their
midst who will come. The Christian
brothers have reputation for being
thoroughly reliable, progressive and
liberal dealers. ,.s=.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1887-05-26
ORGANIC MATTER.

Free ammonia, "a parts per million.
Albuminoid ammonia, .C46 parts per mil
lion. Nitrites, traces. Nitrates, none.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1887-01-27
NUMBER 48.
WHY Is IT


That rheumatism and neuralgia are so
prevalent? This question has not been
satisfactorily answered, but it is certain
that these diseases are not only the most
painful but among the most common, and
some member of nearly every family in the
land IS the victim of one of these dread
tornentors. Ladies seem TO be peculiarly
liable to neuralgia attacks, which, IN the
| form Of nelralgic headache, pain in the
back, or nervous pains are of constant oc-
c;irrcnSe. Not until the discovery of Athlo.
phoros had any remedy been found for
either rheumatism, neuralgia or nervous
headache, and they were generally con-
ceded to be incurable, but Athlophoros
has been proved to be no. only certain
cure for these diseases, in all their varied
forms, but a safe remedy. II, in the use
Of Athlophoros, the bowels are kept freely
opsa, its success is certain, and to aid this,
Athlophoros Pills are recommended,
which, while providing the necessary
cathartic, will be found to be valuable
aid to the action of the medicine. Athlo-
phoros is no experiment, it has been tested
and has proved its wonderful efficacy.
The Athlophoros Pills were originally
prepared as remedy for use in connection
with Athlophoros, for rheumatism and
neuralgia and kindred complaints. Used
in connection with that remedy, they are
a certain cure for either of these very COM
mon and distressing dis eases. They have
also been found to be an invaluable remedy
for any and all diseases arising from vitiated
blood or general debility. They are es-
pecially valuable for nervous debility, blood
poisoning, dyspepsia, distress after eating,
headache, constipation, loss of appetite,
and all stomach or liver troubles. For
diseases of women they are invaluable.
These pills are perfectly harmless and may
be safely used by adults or children.
Testimonials Of those who have been
cured will be sent free on application.
Every druggist should keep Athlophoros
and Athlopheros Pills, but where they can
not be bought of the druggist, the Athlo-
phoros Co., 112 Wall ST., New York, viii
send either Carriage paid) on receipt of
regular price, which is $1.00 per bottle
for Athlophoros and SOC. for Pills.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1887-01-27
4 PUPILS RIGHTS.

Last week in the Kansas City
court of appeals decision was rem
dered which will be of interest to
many. The case in brief was as
follows:
The rules of certain school in
Warrensburg prohibited the pupils
from attending parties, etc., without
the permission of the principal. A
young lady pupil attending social
gathering at friends house In com.
pany with her brother, with the
knowledge and consent of her par
ents, but without the consent Of her
teacher. She was expelled from the
school and suit was brought to COM
pei the school officials to receive her
as pupil. The case was decided in
favor of the defendants, but an ap-
peal being taken, the decision of the
lower court was reversed.
The opinion of the court was in
substance that the teacher is in loco
PARENTS within the sphere of his du-
ties as q teacher, and as the young
lady was at the time outside the limit
of the teachers authority and under
her parents care, the teacher could
exercise no control over her actions.
The question of how far a teach
er's authority may control the actions
of pupil outside of school hours has
been the subject of much discussion
and its decision is particular inter-
esting to the citizens of Glasgow in
view of the past events.-Glasgow
Journal.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1887-01-27
SOME FRESH DoNrS.
ont forget the poor.

Don I IorgeI lhe poor
Don't forget your swear off.
Don't insist on friends taking a
drink with you when he refuses.
Don't look sour at all the world,
or it will look SQUIRT at you. II acts
on the looking-glass principle.
Don't look down on a man be.
cause he is a laboring man. Who
was your father? Who was your
uncle? Who was your grandfather
Who are you, anyway
Don't smile when yon are sad.
There is nothing in this style of
sentiment lying, except that it looks
pretty in novels-where, of course,
1t never really exists.
Don't mix in when some one else
is telling story. 1t "breaks man
all up' to have another take words
out of his mouth, and when he tells
story he likes to tell it himself.
Don't imagine for the shadow
halr-lIne of second that you are
the smartest man around. There
am men-good looking men, too
who know a great deal more than
you ever thought you knew.
Don't grumble. OF all the friend
less, despised, dlsagreeable, people,
the grumbler Is the boss. He ought
to be taken out and lathed with q
barrel stave every time he grumbIes.
Nobody likes him, while everybody
is ashamed of him.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1887-01-27

Mrs John Harvey, of Gloucester
county New Jersey, was deserted
by her husband couple of years
ago and she has since been trying to
get the court of chancery to compel
him to allow her alimony. Vice
Chancellor Bird, after hearing the
reasons for her husbands desertion
filed an opinion denying her applica-
ton. Her husband says that for a
long time he suffered with sores and
blisters over his body, and only
after being afflicted with them for
fourteen months did he discover the
cause. His wife, he said, had told
neighbor that she inflicted the
sores by applying croton oil to his
clothing and that her purpoae in so
doing was to keep him at home of
nights. She succeeded so well in
her purpose that she had to commu-
nlcate her secret to Bnother woman.
The latter was so shocked that she
told Harvey what his wife had done
and he thereupon deserted her.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1887-01-27

No cowardice is so great as that
found in want of truth. Belief IN
the rightnees Of cause, in the value
of a high moral standard, in the SUI
preme righteousness overruling man,
self-respect and moral dignity-all
go by the board when we condescend
to lie, either spoken or acted,
either by suggestion of the false or
suppression of the truth. Whatever
it may be that we are called on to
testify or acknowledge we shonId
stand to openly and without winc-
ing.